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Re: Login/Domains


On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 12:19:52PM +0100, Morrison, John wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm trying to get ssh (along with everyone else I think *GRIN*) working.

Not *grin*. I would really like to know how much people don't have
a problem to run sshd (besides me).

> However, as a first step I thought that I'd attempt to login, because if
> that didn't work ssh has _no chance!_.  I've added my domain to the passwd
> file and group...
> 
> /bin/mkpasswd -ld micromarketing > /etc/passwd
> /bin/mkgroup -ld micromarketing > /etc/group
> 
> and then... login
> 
> Now, my user name is morrijr so
> 
> $ grep morrijr /etc/passwd
> morrijr::1324:1141:John
> Morrison,S-1-5-21-1491927668-2094530616-1660491571-1324:/home/morrijr:/bin/s
> h
> 
> $ login
> login: morrijr
> Password:
> Login incorrect

Did you add the appropriate user rights as it's described in 
/usr/doc/Cygwin/openssh*.README and /usr/doc/Cygwin/inetutils*.README
and in many mails to this mailing list?

> I've read something about adding the domain to the passwd file (U- I think),
> is there a reason that this isn't done automatically?

Nobody added it to mkpasswd.

Corinna

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